The Mortgage Bankers Association and nearly three dozen other industry trade groups, in a Mar. 6 letter to House and Senate leadership, urged Congress to continue to prevent use of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees as a source of funding offsets.
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MBA: 4Q Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Delinquencies Remain Low
Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies remained low in the fourth quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
#MBAServicing2020: MBA Releases Default Servicing Alignment White Paper
ORLANDO—The Mortgage Bankers Association released a white paper that analyzes federal foreclosure prevention programs and offers recommendations to better align and standardize those programs.
#MBAServicing2020: MBA Releases Default Servicing Alignment White Paper
ORLANDO—The Mortgage Bankers Association released a white paper that analyzes federal foreclosure prevention programs and offers recommendations to better align and standardize those programs.
FHFA Proposes Updated Minimum Financial Eligibility Requirements for Fannie Mac/Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Friday proposed updated minimum financial eligibility requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers.
MBA, Trade Groups Ask Agencies to Delay Credit Risk Retention Rule
The Mortgage Bankers Association and three dozen other industry groups sent a letter Friday to federal agencies, asking them to delay a review of the federal Credit Risk Retention final rule until the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalizes its Qualified Mortgage definition.
MBA, Trade Groups Urge FHFA to Use Caution on Changes to GSE UMBS Pooling Practices
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria, urged caution on a proposed “waterfall approach” to pooling practices used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security market, saying in its current form the proposal could have a “negative effect” on market liquidity, raise borrowing costs and reduce access to credit.
FHFA: Nearly 4.4 Million Homeowners Helped Since Conservatorship
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released its quarterly Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, showing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 26,475 foreclosure prevention actions in the third quarter, bringing the total number of foreclosure prevention actions to 4.38 million since September 2008.
MBA: 3Q Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Delinquencies Stay Low
Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies remained low in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s quarterly Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
FHFA to Re-Propose Enterprise Capital Rule in 2020
A year after proposing regulations on capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said it plans to re-propose the entire regulation some time in 2020.